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UK surname

Burchnall

In the 1881 census there were 114 people recorded with the Burchnall surname, ranking it #18,324 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 122, ranked #27,255, down from #18,324 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lincoln St Botolph, Hinckley (incl. Hydes Pastures) and Stanford-on-Soar. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Holland, West Lindsey and Blaby.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Burchnall is 156 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 7.0%.

1881 census count

114

Ranked #18,324

Modern count

122

2016, ranked #27,255

Peak year

1901

156 bearers

Map years

7

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Burchnall had 114 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #18,324 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 122 in 2016, ranked #27,255.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 156 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Burchnall surname distribution map

The map shows where the Burchnall surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Burchnall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Burchnall over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 73 #20,581
1861 historical 62 #26,041
1881 historical 114 #18,324
1891 historical 119 #21,415
1901 historical 156 #17,638
1911 historical 145 #18,255
1997 modern 116 #24,688
1998 modern 125 #24,198
1999 modern 133 #23,487
2000 modern 140 #22,752
2001 modern 136 #22,855
2002 modern 131 #23,793
2003 modern 127 #24,019
2004 modern 121 #24,939
2005 modern 125 #24,398
2006 modern 125 #24,611
2007 modern 134 #23,931
2008 modern 129 #24,790
2009 modern 135 #24,594
2010 modern 137 #24,907
2011 modern 135 #24,922
2012 modern 123 #26,561
2013 modern 121 #27,255
2014 modern 127 #26,634
2015 modern 126 #26,654
2016 modern 122 #27,255

Geography

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Where Burchnalls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lincoln St Botolph, Hinckley (incl. Hydes Pastures), Stanford-on-Soar, Thurcaston and Bytham, Little. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Holland, West Lindsey, Blaby, Nuneaton and Bedworth and Hinckley and Bosworth. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Lincoln St Botolph Lincolnshire
2 Hinckley (incl. Hydes Pastures) Leicestershire
3 Stanford-on-Soar Leicestershire
4 Thurcaston Leicestershire
5 Bytham, Little Lincolnshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Holland 010 South Holland
2 West Lindsey 011 West Lindsey
3 Blaby 006 Blaby
4 Nuneaton and Bedworth 008 Nuneaton and Bedworth
5 Hinckley and Bosworth 011 Hinckley and Bosworth

Forenames

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First names often paired with Burchnall

These lists show first names that appear often with the Burchnall surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Burchnall

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Burchnall, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Burchnall surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Burchnall household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Burchnall is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Burchnall is most concentrated in decile 5 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Burchnall falls in decile 6 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Burchnall is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Burchnall, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Burchnall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Burchnall surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Leicestershire leads with 45 Burchnalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 36.50x.

County Total Index
Leicestershire 45 36.50x
Lincolnshire 34 19.12x
Nottinghamshire 20 13.34x
Middlesex 5 0.45x
Rutland 5 61.27x
Northamptonshire 2 1.91x
Derbyshire 1 0.57x
Glamorgan 1 0.52x
Surrey 1 0.18x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Stanford On Soar in Nottinghamshire leads with 13 Burchnalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 32500.00x.

Place Total Index
Stanford On Soar 13 32500.00x
Anstey 7 1428.57x
Little Bytham 6 5000.00x
Ossington 6 8571.43x
Skillington 6 4000.00x
South Kilworth 6 3750.00x
Caldecott 5 4545.45x
Deeping St James 5 793.65x
Leicester St Margaret 4 13.31x
Ulverscroft 4 10000.00x
Braunstone 3 3750.00x
Broughton Astley 3 1111.11x
Cropston 3 6000.00x
Humberstone 3 297.03x
Leake 3 370.37x
Peckleton 3 3000.00x
Skegness 3 588.24x
St Peterat Gowts Lincoln 3 120.00x
Aylestone 2 206.19x
Blaby 2 400.00x
Bourn 2 138.89x
Bow London 2 14.13x
Castle Bytham 2 800.00x
Friskney 2 357.14x
Norton Kings 2 10000.00x
St Botolph Aldersgate 2 156.25x
Abington 1 2500.00x
Billesdon 1 312.50x
Bretby 1 909.09x
Bromley London 1 4.09x
Cardiff St John 1 15.82x
East Leake 1 277.78x
Edenham 1 476.19x
Limpsfield 1 192.31x
Melton Mowbray 1 45.05x
Oundle 1 85.47x
Ratby 1 161.29x
Stamford St Michael 1 200.00x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Burchnall surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 15
Ann 5
Sarah 5
Jane 4
Annie 3
Elizth. 2
Emma 2
Florence 2
Harriet 2
Alice 1
Bertha 1
Catherine 1
Cicely 1
Edith 1
Elinor 1
Eliza 1
Elizabeth 1
Ethel 1
Fanny 1
Frances 1
Gertrude 1
Laura 1
Louisa 1
Maria 1
Maud 1
Minnie 1
Sar.E. 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Burchnall surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 7
William 7
Joseph 5
Richard 4
Francis 3
Frank 3
Saml. 3
Samuel 3
Charles 2
Daniel 2
George 2
Robert 2
Thomas 2
Albert 1
Arthur 1
Harold 1
Henry 1
Joseph. 1
Matthew 1
Percy 1
Saml.Rd. 1
Walter 1
Wm.A. 1
Wm.O. 1

FAQ

Burchnall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Burchnall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 114 people were recorded with the Burchnall surname. That placed it at #18,324 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Burchnall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 122 in 2016. That gives Burchnall a modern rank of #27,255.

What does the Burchnall map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Burchnall bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.